Auguste Müller

Auguste Müller (born August 22, 1847 in Seiffen , † January 14, 1930 ibid) was a popular carver from the Ore Mountains. Their carving made from waste wood is one of the most valuable of the Ore Mountains folk art today .

Life

Auguste Müller grew up in poor circumstances. Her father, a miner in the Ore Mountains, had problems feeding the family. Her life was full of privation. At all times it was determined by the struggle for daily bread. After the death of her parents, she made a living by working at home. Maintained solely by their religiosity, the first carvings were made from waste wood. Müller remained unmarried and childless. Only in old age did she first appreciate her work. In 1930 she died completely impoverished. After the Second World War , people became increasingly aware of their works. Today the carvings are considered one of the most valuable traditions of the Erzgebirge folk art.

Work

Auguste Müller mainly carved human figures. The folk humor of a simple woman speaks from them. Your group scenes are often referred to as dramatic . She completed the carvings with small texts on the floor boards of the figures. In her own language, Auguste Müller reports on the often tragic conditions of people and thus becomes a critical chronicler of her time. Often the slip texts are instructive, judgmental and warning. She mixes elements of the high-level language with dialect segments. Many of the scenes shown testify to a lived sensitivity and deep piety.

literature

• Konrad Auerbach: Auguste Müller. Carver and painter in Seiffen . For the 150th birthday of the folk artist. Series of publications, issue 14. Seiffen 1997, 56 pages
• Walter Fellmann : Saxony Lexicon . Koehler & Amelang Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Munich Berlin, 2000: ISBN 3-7338-0234-9

Web links

• Mention on the website of the Seiffen Toy Museum (with picture)